Nigeria-U.S. to strengthen strategic parnership in energy and investment

Jul. 31 | The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Odein Ajumogobia, and the U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton are scheduled to meet in Washington D.C. next week. The meeting is coming two months after the working group on energy and investment of the U.S.-Nigeria...

AGOA Report: Challenges and Prospects for U.S.-Africa Trade Relations

Jul. 31 | This year’s Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, held on August 2-3 in Washington, DC, marks 10 years of trade and development cooperation between the United States and Africa. With 38 African countries currently receiving preferential access...

Bankole, Daniel Feud: The Grass Beneath Their Feet

Jul. 31 | By Pius Adesanmi, Ottawa, Canada I do not mind the ijakadi festival orchestrated inside a bus recently by two corrupt members of the PDP, Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun state and Ogbeni Dimeji Bankole of the Federal House of Representathieves; I do...

Falconets qualifies for Women’s World Cup final

Jul. 29 | FIFA - Nigeria became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final as they overcame Columbia with a 2nd-minute goal in Bielefeld. They now face Germany in the same stadium on Sunday, the host nation easing past...

Jonathan returns home from Uganda after plane delay

Jul. 28 | By Obafemi Oredein, Dow Jones Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Wednesday returned home from Kampala, Uganda, where he attended the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, said presidential spokesman Ima Niboro. Jonathan’s...

Holding Hope and Bursting Out for premier in August

Jul. 27 | …we want to make people cry and laugh-Uche Jombo First, from Royal Arts Academy Productions were Guilty Pleasure and Nollywood Hustlers starring notable stars such as Ramsey Nouah, Majid Micheal, Nse Ikpe Etim, Uche Jombo, Susan Peters, Charles...

AU commends ‘new democratic culture’ in Nigeria

Jul. 27 | African countries with a history of political conflicts and violence should take a cue from Nigeria by strengthening their democratic structures. Salim Ahmed Salim, Chairman of the AU Panel of Wise, gave the advice on Tuesday while submitting a...

Nigeria records 3,000 oil spills since 2006 says minister

Jul. 27 | Nigeria, the eight largest oil exporter, recorded at least 3,000 oil spills between 2006 and last month, the environment minister said Tuesday. Evoking the figure at a meeting with oil company chiefs, John Odey told them to work with authorities to...

NDLEA intercepts 450kg of cocaine from the Americas

Jul. 27 | Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency (NDLEA) says it has seized nearly half a ton of cocaine and has arrested two Chinese nationals and a Nigerian in connection with the seizure. The agency says the 450 kilograms (some 990 pounds) of cocaine was...

IFC pledges $300million to aid Nigeria bank consolidation

Jul. 26 | Reuters - The private sector arm of the World Bank said on Monday it would provide funding that would help enable Nigerian banks to buy distressed counterparts rescued in a $4 billion central bank bailout last year. The International Finance Corporation...